THE PROCEDURE. (1) By electronic notification of 17 April 2019, Spain notified the above-mentioned measure, pursuant to Article 108(3) of the TFEU. The notified measure is the arbitration award issued on 15 June 2018 by the Arbitration Tribunal (‘the tribunal’), established under the auspices of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (‘ICSID’), in the context of the arbitration proceedings Antin Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l. and Antin Energia Termosolar B.V. (together ‘Antin’) vs Spain (1). The award, as amended on 29 January 2019, grants to Antin a compensation of EUR 101 million, together with interest on this sum and contribution to the costs of the arbitration proceedings, to be paid by Spain due to Spain’s breach of the Energy Charter Treaty (the ‘award’ or ‘the measure’) (2). By notifying the award, Spain acted following its EU law obligation mentioned in the Commission Decision of 2017 in SA.40348 (the ‘2017 Commission Decision’ (3)), at recital (165).
THE PROCEDURE. (1) On 11 June 2021, Hungary pre-notified to the Commission its intention to grant regional aid (‘the measure’) in favour of Rubin NewCo 2021 Kft. (‘the beneficiary’ or ‘Rubin’) for the setting-up of a new establishment for production of automotive components in Miskolc, Hungary (‘the Investment Project’). On 30 June 2021, a virtual meeting took place between the Commission services, the Hungarian authorities and representatives of the beneficiary. On 23 July 2021, the Commission requested supplementary information, which Hungary submitted on 27 August 2021. On 21 September 2021, a second virtual meeting took place between the Commission services, the Hungarian authorities and representatives of the beneficiary. On 30 September 2021, the Commission requested supplementary information, which Hungary submitted with the notification.